January 5, 2023
Albany, NY

Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19

Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Keep Using the Tools to Protect Against and Treat COVID-19: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing and Treatment

36 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19 and outlined basic steps they can take to protect against the spread of viral respiratory infections that become more common in the winter season.

"I urge everyone to remain vigilant and continue to use all available tools to keep themselves, their loved ones and their communities safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Stay up to date on vaccine doses, and test before gatherings or travel. If you test positive, talk to your doctor about potential treatment options."

Governor Hochul is urging New Yorkers to take common prevention measures — like staying up to date on vaccines and practicing proper hygiene — to protect from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the flu and COVID-19 and reduce the patient burden on local hospitals. The Governor reiterated these basic steps when she updated New Yorkers on the state's winter health preparedness efforts last month.

The state Department of Health's weekly flu surveillance report shows influenza remaining widespread throughout the state for a twelfth consecutive week, with a total of 255,981 positive cases across all 62 counties reported to date. The report found that confirmed cases statewide dropped 23 percent, while overall hospitalizations were down 14 percent from the previous week ending on Dec. 24 at 2,501 hospitalizations across the state.

Additionally, there were 43 outbreaks in acute care and long-term care facilities, the report determined. There were also no additional pediatric deaths, leaving the total at five statewide.

With flu season continuing and infections remaining widespread, Governor Hochul encourages all New Yorkers to get their annual flu vaccine. The flu virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 are both circulating, so getting vaccinated against both is the best way to stay healthy and to avoid added stress to the health care system.

The Health Department is continuing its annual public education campaign, reminding adults and parents to get both flu and COVID-19 shots for themselves and children 6 months and older. For information about flu vaccine clinics, contact the local health department or visit vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/.

Governor Hochul also continues to urge New Yorkers to get their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Recently, the New York State Department of Health announced new guidance for bivalent COVID-19 booster doses, which are now available for eligible children down to 6 months of age.

The updated boosters are the first to be targeted to the original virus strain and recently circulating variants and are recommended for young New Yorkers and all those eligible. To schedule an appointment for a booster, New Yorkers should contact their local pharmacy, county health department, or healthcare provider; visit vaccines.gov; text their ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby locations.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 33.66
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 25.22
  • Test Results Reported - 73,483
  • Total Positive - 6,578
  • Percent Positive - 8.02%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 8.71%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 4,255 (-95)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 683
  • Patients in ICU - 411 (-22)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 160 (-3)
  • Total Discharges - 384,019 (+670)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 36
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 60,569

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.

Important Note: Effective Monday, April 4, the federal Department of Health and Human Services is no longer requiring testing facilities that use COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to report negative results. As a result, New York State's percent positive metric will be computed using only lab-reported PCR results. Positive antigen tests will still be reported to New York State and reporting of new daily cases and cases per 100k will continue to include both PCR and antigen tests. Due to this change and other factors, including changes in testing practices, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

  • Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 77,011

This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.

Each region's 7-day average of cases per 100K population is as follows:

Region

Monday, January 2, 2023

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Capital Region

13.76

14.13

16.16

Central New York

11.70

12.14

13.01

Finger Lakes

12.14

12.27

12.15

Long Island

37.35

37.37

37.48

Mid-Hudson

28.38

29.03

29.59

Mohawk Valley

14.75

15.60

15.40

New York City

27.23

27.48

28.00

North Country

12.38

12.92

12.31

Southern Tier

14.51

14.67

14.65

Western New York

11.32

12.92

13.34

Statewide

24.38

24.76

25.22

Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows**:

Region

Monday, January 2, 2023

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Capital Region

7.52%

7.72%

8.89%

Central New York

6.48%

6.63%

7.43%

Finger Lakes

6.64%

6.77%

6.89%

Long Island

10.09%

10.07%

9.91%

Mid-Hudson

9.06%

9.07%

10.35%

Mohawk Valley

8.21%

8.72%

8.29%

New York City

8.59%

8.65%

8.11%

North Country

6.72%

6.88%

6.52%

Southern Tier

7.53%

7.51%

7.34%

Western New York

12.60%

13.16%

12.32%

Statewide

8.71%

8.80%

8.71%

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows **:

Borough in NYC

Monday, January 2, 2023

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Bronx

10.27%

10.29%

9.48%

Kings

6.54%

6.73%

6.39%

New York

8.57%

8.26%

7.27%

Queens

10.71%

10.81%

10.37%

Richmond

9.21%

9.25%

9.00%

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

Yesterday, 6,578 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,467,225. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

77,081

69

Allegany

10,589

7

Broome

57,516

48

Cattaraugus

18,932

10

Cayuga

19,973

13

Chautauqua

28,832

27

Chemung

26,250

5

Chenango

11,644

7

Clinton

22,029

14

Columbia

13,484

83

Cortland

13,072

11

Delaware

9,919

6

Dutchess

82,817

79

Erie

263,847

135

Essex

7,501

6

Franklin

11,864

6

Fulton

16,267

10

Genesee

16,304

6

Greene

10,707

51

Hamilton

1,083

1

Herkimer

17,108

16

Jefferson

26,330

22

Lewis

7,202

3

Livingston

14,134

10

Madison

16,494

6

Monroe

188,209

80

Montgomery

14,750

10

Nassau

538,534

649

Niagara

58,464

25

NYC

3,018,909

3,298

Oneida

67,612

44

Onondaga

139,826

81

Ontario

25,608

18

Orange

136,315

195

Orleans

10,323

3

Oswego

33,830

27

Otsego

13,004

10

Putnam

30,845

35

Rensselaer

40,910

28

Rockland

116,395

135

Saratoga

60,300

58

Schenectady

42,725

29

Schoharie

6,465

3

Schuyler

4,288

1

Seneca

7,487

5

St. Lawrence

25,872

8

Steuben

24,949

14

Suffolk

557,433

653

Sullivan

23,979

39

Tioga

13,823

9

Tompkins

26,031

24

Ulster

42,008

37

Warren

18,507

15

Washington

15,431

4

Wayne

21,489

16

Westchester

327,763

366

Wyoming

9,795

4

Yates

4,367

4

Below is data that shows how many hospitalized individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 were admitted for COVID-19/COVID-19 complications and how many were admitted for non-COVID-19 conditions:

Region

COVID-19 Patients currently hospitalized

Admitted due to COVID or complications of COVID

% Admitted due to COVID or complications of COVID

Admitted where COVID was not included as one of the reasons for admission

% Admitted where COVID was not included as one of the reasons for admission

Capital Region

186

105

56.5%

81

43.5%

Central New York

79

50

63.3%

29

36.7%

Finger Lakes

308

93

30.2%

215

69.8%

Long Island

901

413

45.8%

488

54.2%

Mid-Hudson

509

211

41.5%

298

58.5%

Mohawk Valley

43

22

51.2%

21

48.8%

New York City

1,899

854

45.0%

1,045

55.0%

North Country

49

23

46.9%

26

53.1%

Southern Tier

84

26

31.0%

58

69.0%

Western New York

197

81

41.1%

116

58.9%

Statewide

4,255

1,878

44.1%

2,377

55.9%

The Omicron variant now represents more than 95% of the viruses in circulation. For more information on variant tracking, please visit here: COVID-19 Variant Data | Department of Health (ny.gov).

Yesterday, there were 36 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 60,569. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Delaware

1

Dutchess

1

Erie

2

Kings

6

Monroe

1

Montgomery

1

Nassau

2

New York

1

Putnam

1

Queens

9

Rockland

1

Suffolk

7

Ulster

1

Westchester

1

Grand Total

36

New Yorkers looking to schedule vaccine appointments for 5-11-year-old children are encouraged to contact their child's pediatrician, family physician, county health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers, rural health centers, or pharmacies that may be administering the vaccine for this age group. Parents and guardians can visit vaccines.gov, text their ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby locations. Make sure that the provider offers the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine, as the other COVID-19 vaccines are not yet authorized for this age group.

Visit our website for parents and guardians for new information, frequently asked questions and answers, and resources specifically designed for parents and guardians of this age group.

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Albany: (518) 474 - 8418
New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

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